by Breanne Baker | Mar 18, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
One farm input cost that has come down dramatically from last year is diesel fuel. Allyn Tastad, a partner in the Saskatoon accounting firm of Hounjet Tastad Harpham has analyzed diesel consumption costs for some of his farm clients. Back in 2007, farm diesel averaged...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 17, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
An increasing number of investors are counting on farmland to deliver long term returns. One of the investment companies buying Saskatchewan farmland is Agcapita Farmland Investment Partnership. The Calgary-based Agcapita buys Saskatchewan farmland and rents it back...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 16, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The shining star in the Saskatchewan economy has been potash. Potash prices have remained high even though worldwide nitrogen and phosphate prices tumbled. Most analysts attribute that difference to market concentration. While fertilizer production generally is...